WATCH: Russian Mafia leader arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol while ‘plotting gang rival’s murder’
One of the leaders is said to be third-in-command of the mafia
Guardia Civil officers attacked with bottles and clubs by gang of 40 in Andalucia drug-trafficking hotspot
The nine officers were off-duty at the time of the violent incident which is believed to be in 'retaliation' to the recent crackdown of drug
Cursach witness speaks out: “It’s like a horror movie”
A PROTECTED witness in the Tolo Cursach case has told the press that cooperating with the authorities has ‘destroyed his life’. ‘Witness 29’ has given
Alleged Russian mafia boss arrested in Marbella for money laundering released after posting bail
ALLEGED Russian crime boss Arnold Spivakovsky has been released on bail. The reported mafia boss, who goes by the name Tamm, posted a €750,000 bail
Huge Russian mafia trial underway in Spain with links to Costa del Sol
SOME 18 suspected Russian mafia members have gone on trial in Spain in a huge money-laundering case. A Russian MP, Vladislav Reznik, is among the
BADFELLAS: Italian mafia boss arrested in Costa del Sol pizzeria
AN ‘important’ Italian mafia leader has been arrested on the Costa del Sol. In cooperation with Italian cops, Policia Nacional picked up the suspect in
Spanish clinic probed for working for Nigerian mafia after prostitute minor and friend given abortions within 24 hours and using the same NIE
POLICIA Nacional are investigating a well-known clinic for allegedly providing services for the Nigerian mafia. Two young African girls who had been working as prostitutes
Bullfighting is suffering a ‘profound crisis of identity’
Bullfighting will disappear sooner rather than later
Spain issues arrest warrants for friends of Putin with alleged mafia ties
The move follows a ten year investigation into the Tambov Gang which operated out of Spain
Vladimir Putin allies assisted Russian Mafia in Spain, says prosecutor
A 488-page document links 27 people to the Russian Mafia in Spain
Italian complaint against Spanish restaurant La Mafia thrown out
Italian government demands restaurant change its name or close
The rain man of Istan
Giles Brown avoids a soaking and finds a new career as a Gondolier
British grandmother accused of laundering profits from €125million Mafia drug smuggling operation
Sheryl Rogers, 46, spent 16 years as the lover of the Mafia boss in their Tenerife home from which he operated
Spanish forgery gang get canned
Police made 25 arrests after discovering a gang printing fake 50-euro notes in a building disguised as a canned food depot
Mafia mansion in Barcelona squatted
Multi-million Barcelona mansion of mafia boss squatted by four friends
Facebook photo blunder leads to mafia arrest in Marbella
Police swoop on one of Italy’s most wanted after his girlfriend posts pictures revealing their location
Malaga police at risk from mafia after clerical error
Court case postponed after home addresses of police officers given to French gang
Mafia weapons found on the Costa del Sol
A French national has been arrested for holding weapons for the mafia
Georgian mafia henchman extradited to Spain
The main money launderer for the Georgian mob is being extradited to Spain
British drug gang – including a pensioner and four women – busted in Spain
The gang, who were aged from 22 to 78 and came from Liverpool, are accused of ecstacy and cannabis smuggling
You can run, but no longer hide!
With 70 per cent of Britain’s Most Wanted criminals now rounded up, Wendy Williams reckons Spain is starting to shed its ‘Costa del Crime’ sobriquet
The Costa Nostra
LIFTING THE LID ON MAFIA SPAIN: After a spate of gangland-style shootings and the high profile arrests of three dozen Irish mobsters, the Olive Press
Cosa Nostra del Sol
Leading Mafia experts and Italian newspaper claim Spain - particularly the Costa del Sol and Barcelona - is now the centre for global organised crime